Labor Emigration and the Accumulation and Transfer of Human Capital

Tan, Edita A.

doi:10.1177/011719689300200305

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“…Previous studies have investigated Filipino participants who have lived in Japan for 5 years or less [ 16 – 18 ]; however, in this study, the participants’ average length of stay in Japan was approximately 10 years. Similar to findings from previous studies [ 16 , 17 , 19 ], the highest level of education for most of the participants (approximately 60 %) in the present study was college, university, and above, and many worked in the manufacturing and service industries. Nearly 90 % of the participants in our study perceived their financial status to be above average.…”

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confidence: 90%

Comparison of Eating Habits in Obese and Non-obese Filipinas Living in an Urban Area of Japan

Saito

2014

J Immigrant Minority Health

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This study compares eating habits among obese and non-obese Filipinas living in an urban area of Japan. We used self-report questionnaires to study 635 Filipinos. Body mass index (BMI) and eating/lifestyle habits were noted. Obesity was defined as BMI ≥25 kg/m2. Seventeen percent (24/140) were obese. Results of the age-adjusted multiple logistic regression analysis show that the following responses were associated with obesity: “frequency of eating high green and yellow vegetables” (every day: 0, not every day: 1) [OR 4.9; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.6–14.8] and “frequency of eating high fruits” (every day: 0, not every day: 1) (OR .2; 95 % CI .1–.7). We suggest strategies to prevent obesity and improve eating habits among this Filipina population.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Comparison of Eating Habits in Obese and Non-obese Filipinas Living in an Urban Area of Japan

Saito

2014

J Immigrant Minority Health

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“…The main destinations for permanent migrants are the United States, Canada, and Australia, whereas temporary labor migrants find employment in the Middle East, Asia, and Western Europe. Official data show that by 1990, 1.4 million people (or 2.3% of the national population) had migrated permanently, while some 1.2 million (5% of the labor force) were working overseas (Tan, 1993). However, these data do not account for the growing numbers of undocumented migrants.…”

Section: Filipino Migrants and The Italian Labor Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

International Migration and the Restructuring of Gender Asymmetries: Continuity and Change among Filipino Labor Migrants in Rome

Tacoli

1999

International Migration Review

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This article examines the different factors which may explain genderselectivity among Filipino labor migrants in Rome, where women are around 70 percent of this nationality group. Following the analysis of labor demand in the domestic service sector, it explores 'supply' aspects, ranging from economic conditions within the Philippine labor market to noneconomic constraints, such as ideologies and expectations of gender. The research findings show that migrant women's commitments and obligations toward their households in home areas are generally stronger than those of their male counterparts. However, spatial distance and increased financial independence may provide some women with the opportunity to pursue 'self-interested' goals while at the same time keeping within the 'altruistic' role dictated by normative gender roles. Important elements affecting women's increased autonomy are life course paths, households' developmental cycle, class and migration form.Since the mid-1970s and early 1980s, previously labor-exporting Southern European countries (Italy, Spain, and Greece) have become destinations for labor migrants, a transition which coincided with the introduction of restrictive policies in the more traditional Western European destinations (such as Germany and France) in the 1970s. While relative ease of entry is often identified as an important factor encouraging movement to the circum-Mediterranean region (seeCastles and Miller, 1993; King and Knights, 1994) the 'new countries of immigration' of Southern Europe also reflect more visibly the global tendencies in contemporary international labor movement. In Italy, acceleration, or the steady increase in the number of people moving, translated into estimates of the number of immigrant workers, both registered "This article draws from a Ph.D. research project completed in 1996 at the Department of Geography of the London School of Economics and Political Science. 1 would like to thank

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“…Another potential contributor is the role of migrants who return with newly acquired skills. However, critics express doubts about the usefulness of many· skills freshly acquired in economies with very different technologies than those available at home (Tan 1993). Systematic analyses of whether returned migrants are more productive, and hence earn more, than those who never migrated are difficult.…”

Section: Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%